Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR

Pakistan
7.42 billion
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
28.66 billion
in 2025
Pakistan rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
010.0B20.0B30.0B194519852025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 28.66 billion against 7.42 billion in Pakistan, a difference of 21.24 billion.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.9 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Pakistan ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 194 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1940s 0 164,000 164,000 Sub-Saharan Africa
1950s 0 1.14 million 1.14 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1960s 25.32 million 44.09 million 18.77 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 277.13 million 618.99 million 341.86 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 973.38 million 4.56 billion 3.59 billion Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 942.90 million 4.40 billion 3.46 billion Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.73 billion 3.46 billion 1.73 billion Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 4.15 billion 5.12 billion 975.43 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 5.89 billion 25.20 billion 19.31 billion Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher use of imf credit and loans, sdr, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 28.66 billion against 7.42 billion in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in use of imf credit and loans, sdr between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21.24 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for use of imf credit and loans, sdr?
Pakistan ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
208 places, 16,199 data points, 1945–2025
Last refreshed

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